Delma butleri
Delma butleri, also known commonly as Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, the spinifex snake-lizard, and the unbanded delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Delma |
| Species: | D. butleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Delma butleri Storr, 1987 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, butleri, is in honor of Australian naturalist William Henry "Harry" Butler.[3]
Description
Limbless and small for its genus, D. butleri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in), with a tail length of three times SVL.[4]
References
- Shea, G.; Ellis, R.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Delma butleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102830450A102830477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102830450A102830477.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Delma butleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Delma butleri, p. 44).
- Storr GM (1987).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Storr GM (1987). "Three new legless lizards (Pygopodidae) from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 13 (4): 345–355. (Delma butleri, new species, pp. 346–349, Figures 1–2).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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